Sacramento Kings vs Los Angeles Lakers: Don Best NBA Odds & Trends for 4/2/2021

De'Aaron Fox and the Sacramento Kings (22-26) will look to fend off LeBron James' Los Angeles Lakers (30-18) on April 2, 2021. The Kings are a 4.5-point favorite. The matchup has an over/under of 223.5.

How to Watch

Time: 10:00 PM EST
TV Channel: NBCS-CA

Betting Suggestions:

Kings vs. Lakers Betting Data

Kings Betting Data

• Sacramento has a losing 22-26 record against the spread this year.
• The Kings have not fared well as a 4.5-point favorite, going 3-4 against the spread when favored by at least 4.5 points.
• Sacramento and its opponents have hit the over in 58.3% of games (28 out of 48 matchups).

Lakers Betting Data

• Los Angeles has a losing (22-26) record against the spread this season.
• The Lakers are 16-13 against the spread this season when they're at least 4.5-point underdogs.
• Los Angeles has failed to hit the over in a majority of their games this season, going over the point total in just 17 of 48 contests.

Point Total Insights

• Sacramento's games this season have gone over the point total for Friday's matchup over/under (223.5 points) in 77.1% of opportunities (37 out of 48 matchups).
• In 16 out of Los Angeles' 48 games this season (33.3%), the competing teams scored a higher point total than the total in Friday's matchup.
• The point total for the contest of 223.5 is 1.9 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Kings (115 points per game) and the Lakers (110.4 points per game).
• These two teams surrender a combined 224.6 points per game, 1.1 more than this contest's over/under.
• The Kings have seen a 233.5 average over/under in their games this season, 10.0 points more than the over/under in this matchup.
• Lakers' games have an over/under of 216.6 points this season, 6.9 points fewer than the total points bet for this matchup.

Previous Matchups

In their last 10 matchups, Los Angeles has an 8-2 record in games against Sacramento,

Kings Players to Watch

• Fox leads the Kings in points and assists per game, scoring 24.7 points and distributing 7.2 assists.
• Richaun Holmes leads Sacramento in rebounding, grabbing 9.1 rebounds per game while also scoring 14.4 points a contest.
• Buddy Hield makes more threes per game than any other member of the Kings, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 4.0 per contest.
• The Sacramento steals leader is Delon Wright, who averages 1.5 takeaways per game, while its blocks leader is Holmes, who compiles 1.7 rejections per contest.

Lakers Players to Watch

• James' points (25.4 per game) and assists (7.9 per game) stat lines give him the top scoring and assists spots on the Lakers' leaderboards.
• Andre Drummond grabs 13.0 rebounds per game (he also scores 17.0 points per game and adds 2.5 assists per game) which puts him at the top of the Los Angeles rebounding leaderboard.
• James makes 2.4 three-pointers per game, the most on the Lakers.
• Los Angeles' leader in steals is Drummond (1.5 per game), and its leader in blocks is Anthony Davis (1.8 per game).

Injury Report

Kings: Marvin Bagley III: Out (Hand), Hassan Whiteside: Day To Day (Knee), Jahmi'us Ramsey: Day To Day (Hamstring)

Lakers: Wesley Matthews: Day To Day (Neck), Anthony Davis: Out (Achilles), LeBron James: Out (Ankle), Jared Dudley: Out (Knee)